Do I need to format a new Hard Drive for Win 7 if already preformatted
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I wondering if its necessary to format a new 1 or 2 TB hard drive, like WD or Samsung, if the drive already comes pre-formatted with NTFS file system. I'm plan to use the drive on a Windows 7 system.
My concern is sector errors which may have occurred during transit in the postal system. I mean how do I know if a new preformatted hard drive is good after I get it via postal mail delivery (USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc), if I don't format first, even if its already preformatted when I get it?
I wish someone could comment of this because I have had drives with sectors errors and now I'm overly concerned about the issue.
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My concern is sector errors which may have occurred during transit in the postal system. I mean how do I know if a new preformatted hard drive is good after I get it via postal mail delivery (USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc), if I don't format first, even if its already preformatted when I get it?
I wish someone could comment of this because I have had drives with sectors errors and now I'm overly concerned about the issue.
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